Will Forsberg make a difference?

PITTSBURGH Greetings from Pittsburgh, where rookie forward Filip Forsberg is on his way to meet the Predators for their Friday game against the Penguins.

Taylor Beck is being sent to Nashville’s AHL affiliate in Milwaukee.

Forsberg was sent down to Milwaukee last week, where he picked up six points in four games — showing that he is indeed NHL, and not AHL, material.

The questions are how much can he help Nashville — and how much will he be played?

Coach Barry Trotz gave Forsberg less than seven minutes of ice time in each of his last two games before sending him to Milwaukee, and constantly discussed how Forsberg seemed to have trouble in five-on-five situations.

That being said, you can’t deny that Forsberg is an offensive player by nature, and Nashville has scored just one goal in its last three games — coincidentally since Forsberg was sent to the Admirals. The Predators are 0-3-0 in that span.

Either way, it will be interesting to see if the four games in Milwaukee did Forsberg some good, or if he will still play few NHL minutes. At 19 years of age, the key is to make sure he progresses and not stunt his growth.